Public Charity

GREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC

GREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $11.6M revenue, $11.0M expenses, $13.9M total assets. 46 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 461862158 CHICAGO, IL Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.6M
Total Expenses$11.0M
Total Assets$13.9M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL ACADEMIC SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY, AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER TO EXCEL IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER OF THEIR CHOICE. WE EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS WITH THE EDUCATION TODAY THAT THEY WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE WORLD TOMORROW.

Where $100 goes at Great Lakes Academy Inc

How Great Lakes Academy Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$78
The school is a public charter school whose mission is to prepare all of our students with the fundamental academic skills, critical thinking ability, and strength of character…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 545 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adeline Ogbor
TREASURER Andy Baker
VICE CHAIR Aparupa Bhattacharya
DIRECTOR Brad Karsh
DIRECTOR Christine Chen
DIRECTOR Deion Owens

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,524,903 23 grants
Education
$1,300,588 18 grants
Human & Social Services
$135,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$18,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.6M $11.0M $13.9M
2024 $10.5M $10.0M $13.7M
2023 $9.0M $9.0M $13.3M
2022 $9.0M $8.2M $12.9M
2021 $11.5M $5.4M $11.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $11.6M, with total assets most recently reported at $13.9M.

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